Illini Recruiting

It is a sad year for Illinois basketball but, being the constant optimist that I am, I’d like to cheer up some of you fellow Illini fans. (I need some cheering up myself after taking in the home loss to Purdue last weekend. Maybe it isn’t such a bad thing that I don’t have the Big Ten network this year…I can’t believe I just said that.)

For those of you ready to look ahead a little bit, that last few months have been GREAT for recruiting. A couple of days ago we got our final commitment for the class of 2009, a 6-8 junior named Tyler Griffey. He is a four star recruit and is joined by three other 3-4 star recruits in what should be a great class. One of the other guys, a junior named Brandon Paul is pictured below jumping right over a defender to throw in a dunk. (I could do that no problem. I just don’t want to make the other players feel bad). This kid is only a junior so it will be exciting to have more athleticisim on the court. Add to that the fact that we already have a 5 star sophomore who is considered the best player in Illinois in the class of 2010 and we’re looking to be in good shape in the years to come. Go Illini!